CVE-2025-1194
MEDIUMhuggingface/transformers < 4.50.0 - Regular Expression Denial of Service in SubWordJapaneseTokenizer
Title source: llmDescription
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability was identified in the huggingface/transformers library, specifically in the file `tokenization_gpt_neox_japanese.py` of the GPT-NeoX-Japanese model. The vulnerability occurs in the SubWordJapaneseTokenizer class, where regular expressions process specially crafted inputs. The issue stems from a regex exhibiting exponential complexity under certain conditions, leading to excessive backtracking. This can result in high CPU usage and potential application downtime, effectively creating a Denial of Service (DoS) scenario. The affected version is v4.48.1 (latest).
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://huntr.com/bounties/86f58dcd-683f-4adc-a735-849f51e9abb2
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0039
EPSS Percentile
30.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-1333
Status
published
Products (2)
huggingface/transformers
< 4.50.0
pypi/transformers
0 - 4.50.0PyPI
Published
Apr 29, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026